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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parrish, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parrish and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Parrish:
- 33.734405, -87.280376
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Parrish
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Parrish is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Parrish
Communities Also Named Parrish ...
We found seven communities that are also named Parrish.
Within Alabama, the name Parrish is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Prowers County
- This Parrish is located in Prowers County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prowers County community of Parrish.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Parrish is located in Hillsborough County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parrish.
- Manatee County
- This Parrish is located in Manatee County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the southeast of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Parrish.
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Parrish is located in Franklin County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Parrish.
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Parrish [Des Moines County].
- Pennsylvania
- Forest County
- This Parrish is located in Forest County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Parrish.
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- This Parrish is located in Langlade County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the north of the Parrish that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Parrish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parrish ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- America
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Frisco Quarters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frisco Quarters is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Quarters
- Gobblers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Goodsprings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- High Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Level is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Mill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Pleasant Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Short Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Short Camp is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
- Standard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Standard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Parrish to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Parrish to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parrish and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Parrish to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parrish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Parrish could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Parrish to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parrish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7344, Longitude: -87.2804 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.444 degrees. |
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